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Opinion

Healthy love starts young

Community Voices

February is recognized nationally as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the realities of unhealthy and abusive relationships among young people. Led by organizations such as love is respect and supported by initiatives from the National Domestic ...

Healthy love starts young

Community Voices

February is recognized nationally as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the realities of unhealthy and abusive relationships among young people. Led by organizations such as love is respect and supported by initiatives from the National Domestic ...

Remembering our heritage

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: It’s easy to forget the actual birth dates this month of Lincoln (12th) and George Washington (22nd), since President’s Day became law in February of 1971. As the decades have passed, the wisdom and truth of the Founding Fathers has mostly been forgotten or claimed to be ...

Contact your school board members

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The Marshall Education Association (MEA) is the proud union of teachers and counselors at Marshall Public Schools. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Russ Labat’s recent column in The Independent on Feb. 11 regarding the school board’s budget reductions. ...

It’s Amazing!

Community Voices

Do you realize that every day is amazing? In today’s society with the constant onslaught of awful and wearying news, it’s very easy to get worn down and not see the wonders around us. Let’s explore some goodness... Every day you awake, you have an entire and amazing day before ...